JPS eyes school closures, expanded pre-K
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Dr. Errick Greene, Jackson Public Schools’ superintendent, said he doesn’t expect any teachers to lose their jobs. However, some administrative staff and teacher aide positions could be eliminated, he added
Education
Delta school district wins appeal process to change accountability ratings
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Mississippi State Board of Education reversed an original decision and granted the North Bolivar schools’ request that will result in its accountability rating changing from an F to a D.
Election 2019
At Trump rally in Tupelo, impeachment inquiry steals spotlight from Tate Reeves, governor’s race
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves stood shoulder to shoulder with the president a the northeast Mississippi rally, a key region in Tuesday’s general election. Attorney General Jim Hood, also in Tupelo, has had voter support in the region in the past and said Friday, “I think they will stick with me.”
Education
Results are in: Mississippi students No. 1 in the country for reading gains
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The 2019 results mark the first time Mississippi has met or outperformed national averages.
Education
State education board to decide on the ‘ridiculous,’ ‘ludicrous’ rule hurting a Delta school district
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A disagreement that has left a Delta school district with an F rating it says it doesn’t deserve has some questioning if there is a breakdown in how Mississippi Department of Education officials are communicating with local school districts.
Politics
Fact checking Jim Hood and Tate Reeves in the 2019 gubernatorial debates
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The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor debated twice in less than week. In what are likely to be the only debates before the November election, the candidates covered topics related to jobs and the economy, health care and education. But how truthful were they?
Election 2019
Reeves talks teacher pay in new education plan unveiled on the Gulf Coast
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Lieutenant governor says increased revenue collections will allow him to raise teacher pay and invest in other programs without raising taxes. Attorney General Jim Hood said Reeves “had eight years to do it and he has not done it.”
Education
School ratings: Key takeaways signal trouble on horizon for some schools while tide is turning for charters
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With accountability results for the 2018-19 now official, Mississippi Today looks at the numbers behind the improved results.
Education
Mississippi school grades: 70 percent of districts earn a C or better, unofficial results show
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The state board of education will vote later this week to adopt the school ratings for the most recent academic year
Election 2019
After past attempts by lawmakers have fallen short, Hood looks to take tuition-free community college statewide
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Attorney general says the program would cost between $6 million to $8 million.
Education
Mississippi Delta to gain second charter school
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Mississippi’s ninth charter school gets OK to open in Greenwood
Education
Who’s teaching Mississippi’s children? A deep dive into race, gender of state’s educators
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Data from the Mississippi Department of Education shows the educator workforce has held steady at 80 percent female the last five years.
Education
Charter schools’ use of tax dollars upheld, Mississippi Supreme Court throws out SPLC lawsuit
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The court upheld a lower court’s decision that the plaintiffs “failed to demonstrate” that charter schools are funded in an unconstitutional way
Could one of Mississippi’s bemoaned state tests soon be history?
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After repeated complaints about the toll testing takes on students and teachers, the state considers nixing a high school assessment
Staff Picks 2019
‘We Cast A Shadow’ a satirical story of a father’s fear for his son growing up black in America
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Book, set in the future, outlines the lengths people can go to survive in a hostile culture and climate